A recent report by Nigeria’s leading parliamentary monitoring organization, OrderPaper, revealed that 164 lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly, including 15 Senators and 149 House of Representatives members, have not sponsored any bills since its inauguration on June 13, 2023. The report highlighted that 62% of these inactive lawmakers in the House are first-timers and … Read more
Rivers Crisis Escalates As Assembly Overrides Gov Fubara, Enacts Service Law Lawmakers assert authority by overriding Governor’s veto on multiple bills. Constitutional provisions cited as basis for legislative action in Nigeria’s state governance. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Rivers State House of Assembly, in a session convened on Friday, voted against Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s enactment … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that at least three bills sponsored by Rep. Wale Raji of Epe Federal Constituency have come up for the first reading. The bills came up for first reading during plenary on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The first of the three bills is the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Act (Amendment) … Read more
Drama As Nigerian Hospital Detains Corpse Of 12-Year-Old Over Debts EKO HOT BLOG reports that the corpse of a 12-year-old girl, Glory Ekeleyede has been held by the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) over the inability of her parents to offset the accumulated hospital bill. Ekeleyede was said to have died in the … Read more
Protest has rocked National Assembly over rejection of women bills. They were not allowed access into the National Assembly by security agents. EKO HOT BLOG reports that women in their various groups on Wednesday blocked the Federal Secretariat axis entrance of the National Assembly to protest the outcome of the voting on constitutional amendment. They … Read more
Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has assented to the bills for the financial autonomy of the judiciary and the legislature in the state. Akeredolu, who signed the bills on Tuesday also assented to the bill for the establishment of the Ondo State House of Assembly Service Commission. EkohotBlog reports that this was disclosed by … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected and declined assent to 17 bills passed by the 8th National Assembly. Buhari, however, gave accent to nine other bills passed by the last senate. The Senior Special Assistant to President (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang made this known to journalists at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. He … Read more